Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-24
EVOLUTION OF DRESS.
Clothing Dealers Curiou. Tscorv ot
the Progress OF Civilization.

the Progress OF Civilization.
rHE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A AGE AND /, erSr1t-
MANA READY MADE NEASs OF ooSvrKrrye nm
FORMER INTO TuE LATTER PROPOSITION no M
rkovE RKrosrERs APPEARANCE.
''Tne question OF dress is an interesting rh,ns-
SAID city elothier as he leaned backward with
ooth elbows resting on pile OF summer coats be-
n'nu nim ana one leg partially crossed over the
V'ner ana resting on the toe. 'srace or attitude
"oud oe nothing without dress It n an ila-
roioaht as well as an interesting question.
WY, Is only matter OF dress between a savage
anu gentleman. Scientists. moralists. theorists
ana the rest OF EN- have been entirely wrong In
Tracing out the course OF CIVILIZATION m was dress
.hal did it-that civilized! When the savage Vas
oafe, naked, he wallowed In the mud and titb clear
over MS mead He was a complete hog When he
got 70 putting feathers In his hair ne had 10 hold
Then he Syo, s y, an e,rI 10 protect the feathers
10 keep MS neck and head out OF the d,ys Mhen
ne SO. 20 wearing clouts he had 20 b. CAREFUL from
crlilled Next he put ornaments about ma
ankles. and then he hai 10 step carcfullv ana ma
clean places 10 walk in Hc hed 10 hold hiTaseIf
erect ana stand apart from his fehows 70 r..sr
from being mussed. Thus he got a prond ana az
hined manner Then covering up the naked Spots
=, Out you can follow IL out Tor Yourself n 4.
the sure road 20 civilization. The care Tor dr.
brings all the other virtues. II you carry ~ far
enough you VIII IND that the reason thai wou,n
are more sensitive ana refined Than men ia m a
they dress In more delicate and perishah.e fah,a
oil sensitive color In being careful OF Their clothes
ana ornaments through series OF generations
women have become refined. II they were rough
they would spoil their clothes. See: Bul you can
follow that out Tor yourself"
BETTER AND CHEAPER CLOTHING
The clothier STOPPED TO pick piece OF lint from
THE STAR reporters coat, and smoOthed wrinkle
In the collar. After being thanGed for this mis-
sionary work, he ran his eye down long ROW "a
tables piled with trousers coats ana vests OF every
style, size ana texture and continues:
'.Nen dress better and cheaper now than
they ever have since Adams first altempf M
tailoring. A fellow may DC In rags, ana IN TWEEN
minutes, 10y the expenditure OF, say al
he can become as well dressed as any man I'm Tia
city. lie can get fitted out a very wel-to-do
business man Tor less Ihan half that sum In re
same length or time. But say he gets the very
best suit or clothes he can buy ready -mad.-of tie
best cloth there Is lined With silk. the latest STYLE
him $40 or s4a. The very best read-made suit can
be bought Tor that price. Then he viii paw 81 u
or 81 FOR hat; s.50 IOr shirt: p cents for cuffs:
the same for collar and the rest Tor pair ~
SOCKS and one suit OF underwear. pair OF shoes
would cost nom 81 10 so extra He would tnsu
for MIN 70 LOOK
"mi.n ready- made clothes on9" broke In the TO
porter.
cor with any other kind said the clotbier
.Ihe art oi ready-made wear has reached that
state how where the work il good a. n done
seclal TO order. The most artistic taiiOrs ln the
country are now making clothes for sale ready
made lew years ago ready made clothing did
mol amount 10 so much IL was not as well put up.
ihefe was an impression that you could tell A.
the street, and there was a prejudice against IL
Dressy aud fashionable men would cot wear any
article OF clothing that was not made especially
| FOR them. Now II is becoming an almost uniVersai
custom TO get lifted from stock. some OF the most
particular men Ia society prefer ready cloth
Ing, because H. Is Just as good, and cheaper than
what They have made TO order. The progress OF
CIVILIZATION Is now more rapid IL is the age OF in-
Simultaneous process. IL doesn't take any time 10
make gentleman or a man. There is not an
article OF clothing that he get ready -made
Just a. good a. II he had been measured for IT. have
oeeh Ia the oGslLeSs Tor twenty-five years When
nrst went into IL there was mighty little In the
business. Few people VINO had money TO get
clothes made but did So and the ready made STOCK
Was kept over from season TO season. aud We're
sold cheap 70 people who could hot afford better
Now You can find everything, from your shoes TO
Your collar, light on the she'll, and YOU Will
lifted as II yoar measure had been taken. Every
quality OF cloth that IL used by the custom tailor
Ia nng his order Is used In ready made wear. Our
best suits are OF the cloth as his best sutS
lhey are OF the same material In every respect: :
cut by the same plates and made 10y good aork-
| men. III mas come 10 be 50 much the custom "a
| wear ready-made clothes that but few are lett
| over from one season To another. 80.
| LEFT OVER FROM SIMMER
| "These three piles here" he said poin,inC In
tables near him, ''are ali the summer cloths we
have left over We shall bring them out In the
| early part OF next summer at very much reduced
price, and sen them 20 people who want good
c.othes cheap and are not par ocular about having
the very latest cut Selling them at greatly re-
| duced ngure VIII give a feature Tor advertise
ment. But there are only a lew and they Will an
| sell In day or two.
1.-The making OF clothes I'm quantity this way"
he continued, after pause TO step on a moth that
was iiuttering over the door-sill 'has become "a
most extensive business, anu hundreds OF the be
taiiors are employed at IL all the year around,
| The latest fashion plates are followed. Tho
| clothes are made exactly like the plates. IL q
man has some notion or his own 10 differ from he
piaJes a little, he has 10 have his suit made 10
| order You Can get very stylish business SUIT
| Tor anywhere IRON SIS 10 So. There Is none
better than the So business suit. Ordinary every
| day business suits, such as men wear who want 10
look well. but are not dressy. be had for from
SIS TO SO. As have said already, the very best
suits made can DE had for $40 or s45 The result
| oI men getting clothing cheaper Is that they buy
| more suits, and the people all over the world are
better dressed than ever before. There Is a sort
OF notion that women only care Tor dress IL IS
great mistake. Men spend more money for clo,hes
4 believe, and are ls class Just vain or then
| appearance. Women are said TO more Tor
dress merely because they wear fancy colors. We
| have furnished Inea long while ana can say
that they are mighty particular about what
Is going 10 become them. Now think have a
suit here and IL Is only S2 very cheap. that VIII
become you immensely" and with "A persuasive